diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 253772fc..d29b868e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ effects/*/data/*.[ch]
 tags
 cscope.out
 
+# specific binary files
+vbrmove
+
 # Whitelisted files 
 !README.gdb.png
 !README.vsc.png
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 51a5bd38..dc8ca36d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ TOPDIR = $(realpath .)
 SUBDIRS = tools lib effects
 SUBDIRS = tools lib system effects
 EXTRA-FILES = tags cscope.out
-CLEAN-FILES = bootloader.bin a500rom.bin addchip.bootblock.bin
+CLEAN-FILES = bootloader.bin a500rom.bin addchip.bootblock.bin vbrmove
 
-all: a500rom.bin bootloader.bin addchip.bootblock.bin build
+all: a500rom.bin bootloader.bin addchip.bootblock.bin vbrmove build
 
 addchip.bootblock.bin: VASMFLAGS += -phxass -cnop=0
 
diff --git a/build/common.mk b/build/common.mk
index 43ea5de5..3971f3f7 100644
--- a/build/common.mk
+++ b/build/common.mk
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ CLEAN-FILES += $(SOURCES:%=%~)
 	@echo "[VASM] $(DIR)$< -> $(DIR)$@"
 	$(VASM) -Fhunk $(VASMFLAGS) $(VASMFLAGS.$*) -o $@ $<
 
+%: %.asm
+	@echo "[VASM] $(DIR)$< -> $(DIR)$@"
+	$(VASM) -Fhunkexe -nosym $(VASMFLAGS) $(VASMFLAGS.$*) -o $@ $<
+
 %.bin: %.asm
 	@echo "[VASM] $(DIR)$< -> $(DIR)$@"
 	$(VASM) -Fbin $(VASMFLAGS) -o $@ $<
diff --git a/build/effect.mk b/build/effect.mk
index 4e15a4b8..adfc275e 100644
--- a/build/effect.mk
+++ b/build/effect.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ CRT0 = $(TOPDIR)/system/crt0.o $(TOPDIR)/effects/main.o
 BOOTLOADER = $(TOPDIR)/bootloader.bin
 ROMSTARTUP = $(TOPDIR)/a500rom.bin
 BOOTBLOCK = $(TOPDIR)/addchip.bootblock.bin
+VBRMOVE = $(TOPDIR)/vbrmove
 
 EXTRA-FILES += $(DATA_GEN) $(EFFECT).adf
 CLEAN-FILES += $(DATA_GEN) $(EFFECT).exe $(EFFECT).exe.dbg $(EFFECT).exe.map
diff --git a/vbrmove.asm b/vbrmove.asm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d997500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vbrmove.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+*****************************************************************
+*                                                               *
+* VBRMove version 2.3, © 1991 Arthur Hagen, All rights reserved *
+*                                                               *
+* Posted to the Public Domain.                                  *
+*                                                               *
+* Written using the Aztec Manx C 5.0 Assembler                  *
+*                                                               *
+* All comments deliberately stripped from source.               *
+* If you don't understand it, you should not mess with it!      *
+*                                                               *
+*****************************************************************
+
+        include 'exec/memory.i'
+        include 'exec/execbase.i'
+        include 'lvo/exec_lib.i'
+        include 'lvo/dos_lib.i'
+
+INTENA  equ     $dff09a
+
+        machine mc68010
+        section code
+
+_VBRMove:
+        movea.l (4).w,a6
+        lea     INTENA,a3
+        moveq   #64,d6
+        rol.w   #4,d6
+        lea     dosname(pc),a1
+        jsr     _LVOOldOpenLibrary(a6)
+        movea.l d0,a5
+        exg.l   a5,a6
+        jsr     _LVOOutput(a6)
+        exg.l   a5,a6
+        move.l  d0,d7
+        moveq   #title_end-title,d3
+        lea     title(pc),a0
+        bsr     wrt
+        btst    #AFB_68010,AttnFlags+1(a6)
+        bne.s   tryit
+
+badCPU  moveq   #wrongpro_end-wrongpro,d3
+        lea     wrongpro(pc),a0
+        bra.w   writerr
+
+tryit   jsr     _LVOSuperState(a6)
+        movec   VBR,d4
+        move.l  sp,USP
+        movea.l d0,sp
+        andi.w  #$dfff,SR
+        tst.l   d4
+        bne.w   alrdy
+
+        lea     MemList+LH_HEAD(a6),a0
+        moveq   #0,d2
+        moveq   #$3f,d3
+        not.b   d3
+        moveq   #0,d5
+        not.b   d5
+
+loopit1 movea.l LN_SUCC(a0),a0
+        tst.l   LN_SUCC(a0)
+        beq.s   memdon1
+
+        move.w  MH_LOWER(a0),d0
+
+        cmp.w   d3,d0
+        bcc.s   loopit1
+        cmp.w   d5,d0
+        bcs.s   loopit1
+
+        lea     MH_FIRST(a0),a4
+        lea     MH_FREE(a0),a2
+        move.w  #$4000,(a3)
+        addq.b  #1,IDNestCnt(a6)
+        move.l  (a4),d2
+        move.l  (a2),d3
+        moveq   #0,d0
+        move.l  d0,(a4)
+        move.l  d0,(a2)
+
+memdon1 move.l  d6,d0
+        addq.l  #8,d0
+        moveq   #MEMF_FAST|MEMF_PUBLIC,d1
+        jsr     _LVOAllocMem(a6)
+        tst.l   d2
+        beq.s   memdon2
+
+        move.l  d2,(a4)
+        move.l  d3,(a2)
+        subq.b  #1,IDNestCnt(a6)
+        bge.s   memdon2
+        move.w  #$c000,(a3)
+
+memdon2 move.l  d0,d4
+        beq.s   nofm
+
+        andi.w  #$fff0,d4
+        suba.l  a0,a0
+        movea.l d4,a1
+        bsr.s   copy1k
+        move.l  d4,d3
+        bsr.s   setvbr
+
+quit    movea.l a5,a1
+        jmp     _LVOCloseLibrary(a6)
+
+nofm    moveq   #nofastmem_end-nofastmem,d3
+        lea     nofastmem(pc),a0
+
+writerr pea     quit(pc)
+
+wrt     move.l  a0,d2
+        move.l  d7,d1
+        exg.l   a5,a6
+        jsr     _LVOWrite(a6)
+        exg.l   a5,a6
+        rts
+
+alrdy   moveq   #already_end-already,d3
+        lea     already(pc),a0
+        bsr.s   wrt
+        move.l  d4,a0
+        suba.l  a1,a1
+        bsr.s   copy1k
+        moveq   #0,d3
+        bsr.s   setvbr
+        move.l  d4,a1
+        move.l  d6,d0
+        jsr     _LVOFreeMem(a6)
+        bra.s   quit
+
+copy1k  move.l  d6,d0
+        jmp     _LVOCopyMemQuick(a6)
+
+setvbr  jsr     _LVOSuperState(a6)
+        movec   d3,VBR
+        move.l  sp,USP
+        movea.l d0,sp
+        andi.w  #$dfff,SR
+        rts
+
+        dc.b    '$VER: '
+title   dc.b    'VBRMove 2.3 (24.4.94)',$0A,$0D
+        dc.b    'Copyright ',$A9,' 1992 Arthur Hagen.',$0A
+title_end
+already dc.b    'Clearing VBR.',$0A
+already_end
+wrongpro
+        dc.b    'You need 68010 or higher!',$0A
+wrongpro_end
+nofastmem
+        dc.b    "No fast memory!",$0A
+nofastmem_end
+dosname dc.b    'dos.library',0
+        even